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First Deaths From Hurricane Melissa Confirmed in Jamaica and Haiti

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The hurricane - Jamaica's worst to date - was downgraded from a category five storm on Wednesday.

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Jamaica clears roads, Cuba fights floods, Haiti counts dead: after hurricane "Melissa" the big clean-up begins. Climate researchers warn: Storms like this could become more frequent.

Cuba was cleaning up its flooded and debris-covered streets on Wednesday, 29 October, following Hurricane Melissa's passage to the Bahamas. According to a provisional assessment, the hurricane caused the death of at least 26 people, 20 of whom were in Haiti, and devastated large areas of Jamaica.

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Melissa, the biggest hurricane in Jamaica's history, left scenes of devastation with houses without roofs and families who have lost everything

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Jamaican officials have reported four deaths from Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall on Wednesday, a day earlier than the strongest hurricane ever recorded to directly hit the island, Reuters reports.

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Jamaica Gleaner broke the news in Jamaica on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
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